1963 College Football Season
As originally compiled by ku528808 and John Moynahan:
Saturday, September 14
Florida @ Georgia Tech - 12:45 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, September 21
#10 Washington @ Air Force - 3:30 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, September 28
#3 Oklahoma @ #1 USC - 3:30 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, October 5
Duke vs. Maryland @ Richmond - 11:30 am (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, October 12
Minnesota @ Northwestern - 12:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, October 19
#3 Pittsburgh @ West Virginia - 12:45 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
Purdue @ Michigan - 3:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Oregon @ Arizona - 5:15 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Saturday, October 26
Notre Dame @ Stanford - 3:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, November 2
Army vs Air Force @ Chicago - 2:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
#3 Ole Miss @ LSU - 2:15 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
USC @ Washington - 4:15 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Saturday, November 9
Penn State @ #10 Ohio State - 1:45 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Northwestern @ Wisconsin - 2:15 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Arkansas @ Rice - 3:00 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
Saturday, November 16
#2 Navy @ Duke - 1:45 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Notre Dame @ #4 Michigan State - 1:45 pm (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
#5 Oklahoma @ Missouri - 1:45 pm (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Saturday, November 23
no games on due to Kennedy assassination coverage
Thursday, November 28
#1 Texas @ Texas A&M - 3:00 pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, November 30
Harvard @ Yale - 1:15 (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Ohio State @ Michigan - 1:15 (CBS) Bill Flemming, Frankie Albert
Baylor @ Rice - 1:45 (CBS) Red Barber, Johnny Lujack
Saturday, December 7
Army vs. #2 Navy @ Philadelphia - 1:15 (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
This game was notable for the first use of instant replay technology.
Saturday, December 14
#9 Alabama @ Miami - 1:15 (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Saturday, December 21
Liberty Bowl (Philadelphia), Mississippi State vs. NC State, 1pm (NBC) Curt Gowdy, Jim Morse
Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston), Baylor vs. LSU, 2:45pm (CBS) Ken Coleman, Johnny Lujack, Jack Drees
North-South Shrine Game (Miami), 4pm (ABC) Tom Harmon Los Angeles Times, 12/28/63
Saturday, December 28
Gator Bowl (Jacksonville), North Carolina vs. Air Force, 1:30pm (CBS) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan, Jim Simpson
Blue-Gray Football Classic (Montgomery, AL), 2pm (syndicated)
NBC pulled out of televising the Blue-Gray Game as organizers refused to integrate Black players. The game instead aired on a network of only 8 stations in the south. Montgomery Advertiser, 12/28/63
Tuesday, December 31
Sun Bowl (El Paso), Oregon vs. SMU, 4pm (syndicated) Frank Glieber, Doug LeMear
Wednesday, January 1
Orange Bowl (Miami), #6 Nebraska vs. #5 Auburn, 12:30pm (ABC) Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, Jim McKay
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans), #8 Alabama vs. #7 Ole Miss, 1:45pm (NBC) Ray Scott, Jim Simpson Zanesville Times Recorder, 1/1/64
Cotton Bowl (Dallas), #1 Texas vs. #2 Navy, 2:30pm (CBS) Chris Schenkel, Johnny Lujack, Frank Glieber
Rose Bowl (Pasadena), #3 Illinois vs. Washington, 4:45pm (NBC) Lindsey Nelson, Terry Brennan
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